Tasting Australia by Road - McLaren Vale

Name: Tasting Australia by Road - McLaren Vale
Start: 5/8/2026 8:30:00 AM+9:30
End: 5/8/2026 5:30:00 PM+9:30
Location: Tasting Australia by Road - McLaren Vale

Fri 8th May 2026 at 8:30 AM

$450

: Departing Adelaide Mariott Hotel
: Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia,
: Tasting Australia
: 08 8132 8333
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Views. Vineyards. Dining rooms where your phone is forgotten. McLaren Vale is so easy to enjoy it feels almost surreal. All this – right here? Welcome.

Chef Karena Armstrong and Selina Kelly of Bondar Wines invite you to eat, drink and explore during a full-day road trip in celebration of provenance. Begin with a visit to acclaimed local winery Ministry of Clouds, with founders Bernice Ong and Julian Forwood to share stories and their winemaking philosophy.

Next is The Salopian Inn, Armstrong’s restaurant, where technical nous meets comfort across a mod-Oz menu shaped by culinary adventure. Tour its private kitchen garden and discover how the shifting seasons are an enduring inspiration.

The family-run Nomad Farms – not usually open to the public – will welcome guests for lunch. See the source of Tom and Verity Bradman’s acclaimed pasture-raised produce, and how animals’ natural movement patterns sustain the property. A meal from Armstrong is set to be paired with local wine.

There will be time afterwards to visit Papershell Farm near Willunga. Try its acclaimed almonds and stroll the orchard alongside owner Surahn Sidhu, also an accomplished musician, as he helps soundtrack the day. A selection of artisan Lilyarra cheeses made with goat milk from Fleurieu Peninsula dairies will feature too.

Zip back to the city after time with some of McLaren Vale’s quieter heroes – people who harness its remarkable abundance to work their magic.

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